Small tour firms are facing huge losses as travel demand for the lunar new year season has slowed.

 Over 300 documents, images and artifacts on the distinctive gong culture of Vietnam's Central Highlands are currently on display at an exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Dak Lak.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Economists said that Vietnam’s GDP growth of 6.68% in 2015 was impressive but the average growth rate of the past five years was still much lower than the previous periods. The growth model is still unsustainable, they said.

Phu Quoc Island is emerging as an ideal destination for hospitality investment, with major advantages from its natural conditions, strategic location, and the support and investment from the local government and enterprises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Della Mae, an American group from Nashville, will perform in the Hue Festival 2016, said director of Hue Festival Center, Che Cong Trung.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The number of traffic signs removed over two weeks was 3.5 times higher than the total number of 2015.

Vietnam’s clothing and textiles industry has recorded average annual growth of 15% over the past five years and experts anticipate this trend to continue in the near term with gross export revenue reaching a record high US$30 billion

 Hoi An Town will waive ticket fees for visitors during the lunar new year.

 Thousands of migrants in Hanoi and HCM City left for home for the lunar new year on February 5 afternoon, causing serious traffic jams at coach stations and exit routes from the city.

  Local mobile phone service providers like Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone have drawn up plans to cope with network glitches, especially for the 3G service during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

 UNESCO heritage site Hoi An has launched a tourism stimulus programme with the participation of travel and services companies to attract tourists.

 A number of special art performances will be held at amusement parks in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016.

 The International Fleet Review (IFR) took place in India on February 6 with the participation of nearly 50 countries, including Vietnam.

V.League 1's Quang Ninh Coal inked a three-year contract with defender Nguyen Thanh Hien of Dong Thap Club and national team.  

 Newly-elected Politburo Member and Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has been nominated as the secretary of HCM City's Party Committee for the next five-year term.

 An inclusive growth path – rapid, sustainable growth that leaves no one behind – is key to achieving overall progress in human development, according to the Vietnam Human Development Report 2015 released on February 5.

 Noticeable figures of new Political Bureau

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flowers and ornamental trees from southwestern provinces and peach trees from the northern region have flooded HCM City spring flower markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius practiced calligraphy under the instruction of senior calligrapher Cung Khac Luoc at the Hanoi Calligraphy Festival on February 3. This is the second Tet for the US Ambassador in Vietnam.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an attempt to reduce traffic accidents in the city, Ha Noi police suddenly fined more than 100 pedestrians, starting early this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of supercars in HCM City has reached almost 100, so it is not difficult to see luxury cars worth hundreds of thousands of USD on Saigon streets.

VietNamNet Bridge - The bankers that were seriously criticized by the local press in 2015 were those that managed banks involved in bad debt scandals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taking photos at Sa Dec flower gardens, visiting Lai Vung mandarin gardens, rowing small boats on the canal ... are experiences you should try in the last days of the year.

 PetroVietnam hopes to grow vigorously in future, Forbes hails Vietnam’s economic achievements, PetroVietnam hopes to grow vigorously in future, Gia Dinh Textile and Garment to launch IPO, Tra fish exports to UK increase sharply

Customs confiscate nearly 2kg of cocaine, HCM City to kill mosquitoes at airport in Zika scare, University hostels open doors to homeless during Tet, Health sector urges vigilance for bird flu outbreaks during Tet